“ It’s not just the books Alba craves, it’s standing inside a place that houses millions of them. Libraries are Alba’s churches, and the university library, containing one edition of every book ever pub… Menna van Praag
“ After he's gone Greer sits for a long time. She rests her head on her knees and weeps - not because she loved Blake and not because she's lost him. But because she did not care of herself. She knew Bl… Menna van Praag
“ It's always best to feel fulfilled first, before finding a man. Then you'll know the value of yourself, and you'll hold the key to your own happiness. So you won't turn into a vulnerable, needy, emoti… Menna van Praag
“ I long fora little life,an everyday life,a splash of sunlightthrough a windowa smile from a stranger -a heart to hold in mine. Menna van Praag
“ It takes great courage and determination, to keep looking for light in all the darkness of life. Menna van Praag
“ The heart cannot feel joy without also feeling pain, it cannot know love without also knowing loss. Menna van Praag